Patents by Inventor Michele Crites Battie

Michele Crites Battie has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Measure of disc degeneration and pathology
    Patent number: 11272856
    Abstract: Systems, computer-readable media, and methods are described for assessing physiological condition of spinal intervertebral discs in a quantitative manner using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data A simple, objective, continuous measurement of disc health or degeneration/pathology is provided, using routinely acquired or other digital magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences. The measurement includes calculation of a value based on one or more ratios from signal-based measurements of spinal disc structures or regions, which can be obtained either through manual tracing or automated through programming of image analysis software. The measurement can be implemented by a computer and/or stored on a computer readable storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Inventors: Keijo Tapio Videman, Michele Crites Battie
  • MEASURE OF DISC DEGENERATION AND PATHOLOGY
    Publication number: 20160073948
    Abstract: Systems, computer-readable media, and methods are described for assessing physiological condition of spinal intervertebral discs in a quantitative manner using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data A simple, objective, continuous measurement of disc health or degeneration/pathology is provided, using routinely acquired or other digital magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences. The measurement includes calculation of a value based on one or more ratios from signal-based measurements of spinal disc structures or regions, which can be obtained either through manual tracing or automated through programming of image analysis software. The measurement can be implemented by a computer and/or stored on a computer readable storage medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Keijo Tapio Videman, Michele Crites Battie